Malaya (newspaper), a newspaper in the Philippines Malaya (album), an album by Filipino singer, Moira Dela Torre Malaya Mountains, a place in Hindu mythology Malaya Kuonamka, a river in Yakutia, Russia Malaya-sundari, a character in the 11th-century Indian story collection Shringara-manjari-katha
History and economy The history of Malaysia started in the early 15th century with the establishment of the Melaka Sultanate. The country achieved independence on 31 August 1957 as the Federation of Malaya. Malaysia was formed in 1963 with the entry of Sabah and Sarawak.
Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. There are two distinct parts to Malaysia: peninsular Malaysia and east Malaysia. The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak formed a 14-state federation. Singapore was expelled in 1965 and subsequently became an independent state. An off-shoot of Malay-Indonesian history, Malaysia ...
Malaya was the colonial British term for its colonies on the Malay Peninsula. The modern countries in the area are: Malaysia which incorporates most of the peninsula plus several island territories Singapore, a densely populated and highly developed island city-state at the tip of the peninsula The southern part of Thailand includes part of the Malay Peninsula, used to consist of Malay ...
Malaysia is a modern concept, created in the second half of the 20th century. However, contemporary Malaysia regards the entire history of Malaya and Borneo, spanning thousands of years back to prehis
Malaya was the colonial British term for its colonies on the Malay Peninsula. The modern countries in the area are: Malay or Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu is the main language of the area, with English being a common second language and large minorities speaking Mandarin and other forms of Chinese or Tamil.